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How Discoveries And Accidents Led To Winemaking In Wisconsin

PBS Wisconsin

The wines produced in Wisconsin's unlikely climate are the result of centuries of selection, cultivation and hybridization of many grape varieties.

Series: Tick-Borne Diseases In Wisconsin

The ABCs Of Tick Season In Wisconsin

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

While thoughts might be turning to filling the cooler with cold beverages and packing enough charcoal for the grill, there's another aspect to the season that demands attention: tiny ticks.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

How To Get Started With Aiding Monarch Butterflies At Home

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

The Monarch butterfly is a vital pollinator across much of North America. But the species is facing some of the same environmental pressures afflicting other insect pollinators, and the number of monarchs overwintering at sites in Mexico is declining precipitously.

Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Putting Rural Wisconsin On The Map

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Mitchell Ewald

UW Applied Population Laboratory

Rural America and the issues faced by people who live in rural places are at the center of the national conversation. But once you go outside of our major cities, exactly what places are considered rural?

Making Small Changes That Add Up To A Healthier Lifestyle

Beth Olson

UW-Madison

Robert Davis

UW-Extension

Warmer weather and longer days offer an ideal opportunity to start cleaning up eating habits and getting on track to a healthy lifestyle. Getting started does not require sweeping changes or drastic measures.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Rain Gardens Provide A Healthy Corrective To Runoff Flooding

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

A strategically placed rain garden can mitigate excess water and add visual interest to a property.

Birch Thefts Highlight Importance Of Managing Wisconsin's Forests

Scott Bowe

UW-Extension

In the larger picture of Wisconsin's forest products industry, the volume of birch theft is very small. However, illegal cutting steals future revenue from forestland owners, and destroys trees that will never be legally cut and sold.

Series: Tick-Borne Diseases In Wisconsin

Lyme Disease Is A Threat No Matter Wisconsin's 2017 Forecast For Deer Ticks

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

The Midwest is home to over a dozen tick species. While only a few types are encountered regularly by people and pets, the medical concerns posed by some species can be quite significant.

Series: Wisconsin In The 2016 Presidential Election

Perceptions Of Who Is Deserving, Disenfranchised Reshaped Wisconsin Politics

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Political discontent in rural areas of the U.S. is regularly cited as a major factor in Donald Trump’s victory and Congressional and statehouse gains by other Republican candidates in the 2016 elections.

Simpler 'Best By' Labeling Practices Could Help Reduce Food Waste

Barbara Ingham

UW-Extension

Each year, about 40 percent of food supplies in the U.S. are uneaten, wasting at least 160 billion pounds. One source of food waste results from consumers or retailers throwing away wholesome, healthy food because of confusion about the meaning of dates displayed on the label.